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Budget shortfall leads
to loss of a school day
STEVE KIDD
Western News Staff

Steve Kidd/Western News

BACK IN THE SADDLE — While a crowd mills about admiring the just unveiled
18-foot statue of Kenny McLean, his grandsons Tayber (climbing) and
Hayden gaze up at the life-size image of the rodeo star riding a bucking
bronco. The tribute to McLean was unveiled in his home town of Okanagan
Falls Saturday, a memorial to a rider who won 14 Canadian Championships.
McLean was also a recipient of the Order of Canada, the only cowboy to
receive Canada’s highest honour.

Students in the Okanagan Skaha School District
can look forward to an extra day off next school year,
thanks to budget cuts the school board was forced to
make in order to meet a $1.45 million budget shortfall.
Closing all schools in the district on Nov. 12, the
Friday following Remembrance Day, will save about
$35,000, including utilities and payroll, mostly from
custodial and education assistant wages. In order to
meet the instructional times required by the Ministry
of Education, nine minutes will be added to the elementary school day and eight minutes to the high
school day.
This day was chosen, said board chair Ginny
Manning, because Fridays following a statutory
holiday historically show lower attendance figures.
However, she admits that extending the school day
doesn’t make up for the loss of a day’s education.
“Eight minutes in a day? It can’t,” she said. “We
had to weigh the options and initially two days were
considered.”
After an extended consultation process, the board
of education approved the preliminary 2010-11 budget
at their regular meeting Monday night. The reduction
totals $1.45 million over the 2009-10 service and
allocation levels, a mix of cost savings and elimination of services.
“The funding shortfall for 2010-11 was caused by
a number of factors including declining enrolment,
loss in revenue sources and increase in labour costs,”
said Manning. “With enrolment decline and government funding uncertainty, our situation is only going
to worsen in coming years … it may represent the
beginning of a downward trend, both financially and
educationally.”
She’s not the only one concerned. Kevin Epp,
president of the Okanagan Skaha Teachers Union,
said the situation isn’t gong to change unless the provincial government decides to fund education fully.
“The system we have in place doesn’t represent
the reality of today. A complete overhaul … we need
to throw out the system we have in place,” said Epp.

“This is one thing that I’m really tired of. The
minister of education continues to chant this mantra
that there is more funding than ever… but yet, every
district that I hear from is taking measures to save dollars that I consider extraordinary,”
The closure day is one of those extraordinary
measures, said Epp. He wants it labelled on the school
calendar that goes out to parents as a “budgetary
measures closure day.”
“What else could go?” asked Epp. “It is hitting
the classroom … the trustees want to be guided by the
idea of keeping the cuts away from the classroom, but
the reality is, we’re seeing teachers and support staff
cuts next year. We’re seeing a closure day, that hits
every classroom in the district.”
To meet the $1.45 million shortfall, the board
has introduced both cost efficiencies as well as
cutbacks, including using nearly $700,000 in savings from this year to assist with next year’s budget,
directing $250,000 generated by the district’s investment in technological infrastructure to help offset the
reductions, saving $110,000 in maintenance costs
through capital projects and cutting administration by
$107,000, reducing training, legal and licensing fees
and district expenses.
But they are also planning some serious cuts to
services, including the elimination of the Instructional
Media Centre, which will generate $100,000 in savings. They also expect to recoup $75,000 from the
elimination of the Ellis Street program and make cuts
of $70,000 to transportation assistance and low ridership bus routes.
Zoe Rupp, president of the CUPE local 523,
admits that her position is one of the ones that is going
to be lost with the elimination of the Instructional
Media Centre. Two full-time positions and one part
time position will be lost with the closure.
“The school board has been utterly unsuccessful
in their stated goal of keeping the cuts away from the
classroom,” said Rupp. “They’ve approved a budget
that includes cuts to every classroom, every library
and every student in the district.”
Manning said that the budget process was a difficult one for the school trustees, but they have to work
within the government mandated funding levels.
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Bill Schwarz said he wished
someone would buy the Skaha
Shores property and do something
nice with it.
Now it’s his chance. The property, which is located along the
shores of Skaha Lake in Okanagan
Falls, is in receivership and the
Regional District of Okanagan
Similkameen approved the director’s proposal to make an offer on
it. If all goes forward as planned,
Schwarz, the RDOS director for
Area D, said they could have title to
the property by Aug. 1.
“When Kenyon Park was donated to Okanagan Falls there was an
understanding that Okanagan Falls
would acquire Skaha Shores should
the property ever come available,”
said Schwarz. “Now we are doing
our part to fulfill that legacy. It
is important that the community
acquire waterfront property and
make it available for everyone, not
just a select few.”
Schwarz said they have put in
a $900,000 offer on the property
which was assessed at $2.3 million.
The regional district has $150,000
in financing that is dedicated to
parkland acquisition. The remainder
of the purchase will be financed
over 20 years.

Mark Brett/Western News

SAFETY CONCERNS have been raised over the failed Skaha Shores
condominium project in Okanagan Falls. The community has now
put in an offer to purchase the property.

Residents have voiced their concerns over the state of the property
as recently as last month. The RDOS
said their hands were tied because it
was private property and didn’t fall
under the unsightly premises bylaw.
Earlier this month broker/property
manager Alexandra Rebagliati and
her husband Ross took the problem
into their own hands and repaired
the fencing to ensure children could
not get onto the property and potentially hurt themselves.
Some excavation had taken
place on the land but was stopped
and left a unsightly water-filled
hole surrounded by fencing. The
development plans for the property

fell apart a few years ago and the
property was part of a court-ordered
sale after being in receivership for
a year.
It is expected the borrowing
bylaw will be brought to the board
on May 20, which will be followed
by a two-week advertising period.
If passed, there will still be a 30-day
waiting period. If during that time
at least 10 per cent of the registered
voters in Okanagan Falls sign a petition against the bylaw, it would go
to referendum. Schwarz said there is
also the possibility that a cash offer
from another party could be made.
If that is the case, the RDOS would
have 72 hours to counter offer.

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It will be six years ago this
November, when Chief Jonathan
Kruger says the Penticton Indian
Band came to a fork in the road.
The tragic drug and alcoholfueled shooting death of three people
at a known party spot on the Penticton
Indian Reserve left the community
shaken and standing at the precipice.
“I truly believe that was a major
turning point,” said Kruger. “It
came to a point where we needed to
empower ourselves and encourage
ourselves and not live in poverty. That
means making better, healthier decisions. When you look back at the stagnant movement in our community in
the past and watching the experience
of a huge tragedy with those deaths
in the community and realizing the
poverty that we are in — we needed
a change.”
The change has been a slow
movement, but as the PIB watched
other First Nations grow and develop,
they took careful notes.
In the south, the Osoyoos Indian
Band has progressed from ranching, trading and small farms to huge
vineyards sprawling across 32,000
acres. Many businesses call the area
home and the band manages businesses itself with annual budgets in
excess of $14 million. At the same
time they administer their own health,
social, educational and municipal services. In December, the Osoyoos band
announced Senkulmen, an environmentally sustainable enterprise park
expected to be open this summer.

Mark Brett/Western News

CHIEF JONATHAN KRUGER of the Penticton Indian Band surveys the property on the west side of the channel
slated for development by the band.

To the north, the Westbank First
Nation has implemented one of the
most comprehensive sets of community laws in Canada that cover
the development and regulation on
reserve lands. They provide community services and have developed a
corridor of expanding shopping malls
with major anchor tenants as well
as manufacturing and construction
services.
“Years of being stagnant and

watching other communities grow
and learning from those experiences
has inspired us to move forward in
that direction. When development
first happened around our community
we were a little bit more nervous and
had environmental concerns. We have
sat back and learned while watching
how things have unfolded ... we network with the successful bands who
have been helping and teaching us
the rights and wrongs they have gone

through. This has actually saved us a
lot of money and we are speeding up
a lot of time with their support and
expertise,” said Chief Kruger.
In January plans were announced
that Landmark Cinema will be building a six-screen multiplex cinema
at the Channel Crossing shopping
centre. The 40-acre site is located
on Penticton Indian Band land. The
locatee land owners and the band
are still in negotiation with govern-

ment on items such as a bridge that
would cross Green Avenue over the
Okanagan River Channel. The shopping complex plans also feature a
large home improvement outlet, grocery store and numerous retail outlets.
This announcement was followed by
a proposal in March that came forward to the PIB to develop a B.C.
Legacy Baseball Complex. Again,
Chief Kruger said this is something
that they are very excited about but is
something that is tied up for the time
being with feasibility studies.
“We are working very hard with
all parties and are dealing with government bureaucracies so we are still
waiting for some of those meetings
to unfold,” Kruger said of both of the
proposed projects.
The chief said one of his main
campaign promises when he was
elected was to create a comprehensive community plan. The three-year
process is underway with a focus
on economic development, community clinics, administration buildings,
bylaws and better community facilities like halls and parks.
“It has been hugely successful.
We want to create a canvas, if you
will, to plan on where we want to live,
where we want to have our future subdivisions, what kind of developments
we would like to see out here and
what kind of economic development.
We have an excellent team that we
appointed from our chief and council
to start the process to work with our
community. We started with feedback
right from the children in kindergarten
to the graduates and up to the elders,”
said Kruger.

Kenneth Hopps sat in the Penticton provincial courthouse as his ex-wife took the witness stand, revealing that she was the one who
alerted RCMP about the child pornography she
found on a computer in their home.
The Penticton man pled not guilty to charges of possession of child pornography and
accessing child pornography Monday at the
start of the four-day Supreme Court trial.
Cynthia Hopps told the court when she
first met Kenneth in 1988 while taking a cooking course at Okanagan College he told her he
“was a convicted pedophile.” After speaking
with the person giving him treatment she was
“made to feel he was a low risk to re-offend.”
The couple moved from B.C. to Ontario
where Cynthia said he was “charged with raping his step-daughter.” Cynthia said she under-

stood that it happened in the early ‘80s and he
was “found guilty of some variety of sexual
touching and given jail time and probation.”
The couple returned to Penticton in 1991,
but it wasn’t until October of 2005 when the
accused man’s wife first found a picture in a
folder on her user profile on the shared computer titled “flat.”
“I had not put it in there. I opened that file
and there was a picture of a young pre-pubescent girl naked from the waist up,” she said.
In between tears the woman said she
had confronted her husband and told him
she would assist him in looking for help or
therapy to deal with what she had found. She
said her husband’s explanation of the photo
was that it came with a Pink Floyd music file
he downloaded from a website. Cynthia said
she put a password on the computer, not telling her husband what it was, so the only way
he could access the internet would be under

supervision.
In August, while completing an online
course in data management as part of her goal
to get her Grade 12 diploma, Cynthia was following a lesson in the textbook about finding
hidden user profiles on the computer. While
working on the steps she uncovered the hidden profile “Qwikdraw.” Cynthia explained
how she spent two to three days trying to
crack the password and finally did on Aug. 10,
2005. She continued on with the lessons in the
textbook about web cookies, which shows the
name of websites visited.
“There were dozens and dozens and dozens of them. They were all child porn sites
with names like Little Lolita, young girls and
any kind of name you can put with child porn,”
she said.
The woman clicked on two of the cookies that led her to websites that showed girls
“maybe four to five” years of age performing

sexual acts on adults and “one nude picture of
a small female child.”
The Crown next called Cpl. Scott Young,
who conducted a videotaped RCMP interview
with the accused. On the video Kenneth admitted to the officer that it was young girls under
the age of 12 that he liked.
Cpl. Ken Kuan, an RCMP tech expert, told
the court on Tuesday that by using a program
that uses the “digital fingerprint” for child
pornographic images he was able to identify
immediately some of the pictures off the hard
drive of the Hopp’s home computer as child
porn. The remaining images were also investigated and then categorized.
Kuan said there are six categories, with one
to four being identified as child porn. A total of
56 images fell within the one to four category
and 99 fit into category five, which Kuan
described as more “model poses” and not just
focused on a child’s private areas.

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A steady stream of signatures
for a petition campaign is adding
up to complications for the province’s attempt to usher in a new
Harmonized Sales Tax.
The petition campaign to
oppose the HST surpassed
400,000 signatures this week,
with both Penticton and Boundary
Similkameen among the 56 ridings
to collect the necessary 10 per cent
of voters’ signatures.
According to fighthst.com,
10,560 people from the Penticton
riding have signed the petition,
well above the 15 per cent (6,239
signatures) organizers were hoping
for. In Boundary Similkameen,
9,585 signatures have been collected, easily surpassing the 15 per
cent target of 6,940.
Local petition co-ordinator
Ron Barillaro said they have no
intention on giving up the fight.
“It’s to the point where if you
really want to make a statement
you go for the gusto,” Barillaro
said. “Hopefully the larger numbers will show more of an impression in terms of our seriousness,
because we’re not going away.”
With eight weeks still left
in the campaign, Chris Delaney,
Fight HST lead organizer, said the
petition should be able to reach the
500,000 mark — over one-third
of all voters in the last provincial
election.
Considering last week fighthst.
com reported that 299,944 people

Mark Brett/Western News

ORGANIZER RON BARILLARO watches as Bill Solberg of Penticton signs
the anti-Harmonized Sales Tax petition last month at Cherry Lane
shopping centre. The petition will be back in the mall this week.

had signed the petition, the 100,000
signature increase is a good indication of the widespread opposition.
“People are angry,” said Julie
Turner, petition regional organizer.
“And they’re more angry at the lie
than they are about the tax.”
Turner said there will be plenty
of opportunities to gather more
signatures in the local area as they
will be in Penticton, at Cherry
Lane shopping centre, this Friday
and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Plans to visit Summerland,
Osoyoos and Okanagan Falls are
also in the works but the dates have
yet to be finalized.
Delaney said the continuous and
rising number of signatures coming
from areas such as Penticton and

Boundary Similkameen are sending a signal to local politicians.
“They’re getting so many signatures on the petition it’s effectively becoming a warning signal to
the MLAs that if they are going to
reject this petition, and vote against
the wishes of their constituents,
that there’s obviously enough signatures there to recall as well.”
Delaney said while a recall
campaign couldn’t be organized
until November, he believes the
issue isn’t going to die down.
“They feel betrayed and they
feel angry because they were told
there wasn’t going to be an HST,”
Delaney said. “So there’s a lot of
anger directed at the government
for what they feel is a betrayal or
even a lie about the tax.”

Region braces for potential drought
JORDEN DIXON
Western News Staff

The decline in the snowpacks around the province
has raised the spectre of a drought, and in turn water
conservation is being urged and water restrictions along
with drought management plans are being considered.
According to a snow survey and water supply bulletin released by Allan Chapman of the River Forecast
Centre, the Okanagan is sitting at 76 per cent of its normal basin percentage while the Similkameen is at 37 per
cent of its normal amount.
Nelson Jatel, water stewardship director for the
Okanagan Basin Water Board, said that we have seen
similar issues last year, putting us into a possible multiple-year drought and making it harder to replenish an
already low water supply.
“We entered this year with a deficit and we’re seeing
very little precipitation,” Jatel said. “The problem is that
we need to have significantly more than normal to deal
with this deficit.”
Despite the consecutive years with low water supply
from the decline in snowpacks, Jatel said it’s not necessarily something we should worry about as it’s part of
the area’s hydrology.
“We’ve had droughts in the past and we’ll have
droughts in the future,” said Jatel. “I never characterize
it as something we should worry about, but is it something we want to plan for and as individuals address? I
think so.”
Here in Penticton actions have already been taken to
conserve the water supply. From the beginning of May
to the end of August the city will be on at least stage one
water restrictions.
Carolyn Stewart, Penticton’s water conservation
program co-ordinator, said that we must look beyond

our communities in our attempts to conserve water, and
consider “our basin as a whole.”
“If we don’t develop sound water practices now we
are going to be paying the price,” Stewart said. “Whether
we pay the price in the near future or in the long term, we
certainly are going to see that there might be a time when
we don’t have choices anymore.”
In Vernon they are currently under stage three water
restrictions, which prevents people from filling pools
and watering lawns. But following protests from pool
owners and golf course operators the city has put the
restrictions on hold for two weeks.
“Their reservoirs are very low, which is a real concern because the North Okanagan traditionally has significant storage for the entire valley,” Jatel said. “So that
Vernon storage can be really important for everybody.”
With all the drought talk being thrown around, the
weather over the next couple of months can have an
impact on whether the water supply will actually be an
issue.
“We are entering the period now where we tend
to get our spring and early summer rains,” said Doug
Lundquist, Environment Canada meteorologist. “It’s our
local monsoon season.”
He added that according to a probability forecast for
the area’s precipitation, there is a 40 to 50 per cent chance
that May, June and July will be wetter than usual.
“I don’t put a lot of faith in that particular forecast,”
Lundquist said. “I really keep caution with the precipitation forecast. It can be quite variable, especially in this
season.”
Whether or not we get our “monsoon season”
Stewart said we can’t wait until a drought is actually
here to react.
“The real critical solution is we have to be pro-active,
so that when we do have a drought we are prepared”

One of the leading vegetable
crops in the world is none other
than tomatoes. Harvested in clusters,
on-the-vine tomatoes are a deep rich red
that comes from ripening on the vine.
Their sweet ﬂavour bursts through salads
and salsas alike. Though technically the
tomato is considered as a fruit, it is bound
to ﬁnd a place in every kitchen, primarily
for its low calorie content, rich vitamins
and other healthful substances.

lthough it was only a simulation, the Pathways
Addictions Resource Centre’s reality party was
a shocking, enlightening and refreshing take on
how to teach both parents and their children the realities
around drinking and partying.
The house party was a tool to open the lines of communication between parent and child. It also allowed
parents to join in a forum afterwards to share their
thoughts, ideas and experiences with their children about
partying.
For many of the parents, it seemed the consensus was
that at one point or another their teen was going to be
confronted by a situation where they would be tempted
to drink alcohol, either out of curiosity or peer pressure. Graduation time is nearing, and parents who don’t
believe their child would experiment with liquor or drugs
should realize that even if they aren’t consuming, they
probably are going to be, or have been, around it.
The prospect of having an awkward talk with your
teenager is far better than having to pick them up from
the police department, or worse the hospital. Every party
doesn’t end in those horrible situations, but it easily
can get out of hand. How would your teen handle the
situation? Would it not be more important that your child
understand the consequences and know how to be safe
if they decide to drink alcohol then letting them loose
without the tools?
It may seem easier to turn a blind eye to these activities. And many of the parents that attended the reality
party may have thought that too. But they have all now
been given a glimpse into the reality of picking their children up from hospitals and the RCMP detachment.
If you don’t know where to start the conversation,
pick up the phone and call Pathways. Reaching out to
your child now before they head out to celebrate with
their friends could be all it takes to prevent that celebration from becoming a tragedy.

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Heed and Oppal’s talent squandered

K

ash Heed’s second cabinet resignation within a
month will likely be his last,
whatever the outcome of charges against his campaign officials. As this mess is sorted
out by a new special prosecutor, here are a few things that
may have been lost in the
shouting during last week’s
resignation meltdown.
Heed didn’t choose where
to run. Nor did he select the
campaign manager and financial agent now charged under
the Election Act and Criminal
Code for distributing anonymous brochures attacking the
NDP.
Heed’s nomination in
the ethnic battleground of
Vancouver-Fraserview was as
orchestrated as any in the history of the ruling BC Liberal
party. A square-jawed top cop
out of Hollywood casting,
Heed was personally recruited
by Premier Gordon Campbell
to be the face of a crackdown
on the drug gangs that were
regularly exchanging bullets
from Vancouver to Prince
George.
He was assigned the local
BC Liberal election machine
vacated by previous star candidate Wally Oppal, who
went home to South Delta
and lost by a few votes. Thus
Heed, who lives in Richmond,
became the party’s second

TOM FLETCHER
B.C. VIEWS

consecutive parachute candidate for Vancouver-Fraserview
last spring.
According to RCMP
investigators, Heed’s narrow
victory in Fraserview featured
three separate pamphlets that
failed to disclose election
sponsors. These crude brochures, with clip-and-paste
pictures of gangsters, suggested in English and Chinese
that the NDP favoured legalizing drugs.
NDP candidate Gabriel
Yiu would understand as
well as anyone the hostility
this suggestion provokes in
the Chinese community. So
would Heed, who rose through
Vancouver Police Department
ranks from constable to detective to inspector responsible
for southeast Vancouver,
where he established a gang
violence task force.

In a 30-year career, he
headed the VPD drug squad
and an Indo-Canadian gang
task force, and also completed
a BA and master’s degree in
criminology at Simon Fraser
University.
Heed’s 2005 master’s
thesis makes interesting
reading. Among his thesis
supervisors were SFU professor Neil Boyd and nowSenator Larry Campbell, both
known as outspoken critics
of the futile “war on drugs”
approach.
Using VPD arrest files,
Heed’s analysis debunks a
couple of myths propagated
by the media. One is that
Vancouver’s drug problem is
largely a result of immigrants.
In fact the dealers were overwhelmingly Canadian-born.
Another is that dealers are
rich. He found most are poor,
users themselves who rack up
arrests for property crime as
well as drug dealing. This is
the spiral that creates a hard
core of chronic offenders.
Heed examined the various theories for dealing with
the violent street drug trade.
Like many others, he found
the “moral rejection and absolute prohibition” approach
to be “a failure in country
after country,” noting that it
is propped up mostly by waron-drugs politicians who get

elected on its false promise of
public safety.
Heed rejects the “market
solution” of legalizing drugs
as “likely politically impossible,” although it would
reverse the spiral of high costs
and profits that is the engine
of the gangland trade.
He cautiously endorses a
“decriminalization and treatment” approach where law
enforcement focuses on treatment for chronic offenders,
rather than the more popular
moral punishment.
If this approach sounds
familiar, it should. It was
introduced in B.C. by a distinguished former judge named
Wally Oppal, who as attorney
general piloted the “community court” system in Vancouver,
before being tossed on the
scrap heap by voters obsessed
with the parochial gripes of
Delta South.
Heed may now be targeted
in a recall campaign, given the
anger stirred up by the tainted
election campaign that delivered him to Victoria.
Good luck to the BC
Liberals or any party that tries
to attract talented achievers
into a career in politics.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black
Press and BCLocalnews.com.
tfletcher@blackpress.ca

PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS May 12, 2010

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Letters

ASK THE DOCTOR

Victoria’s promises ring hollow
Over the years, through many administrations,
there have been stories, happenings and scandals,
whether they be Socred, NDP, Reform etc. They range
from stock manipulation and fraud, to Bingo-gate, to
election irregularities. There were consequences and/or
penalties in most cases. They came and they were dealt
with and life went on.
In the last while, the Liberal party has experienced
several of these so-called happenings. The following is
a list of a few:
The premier’s DUI conviction brought minor
consequences. He was still able to travel to the U.S and
travel abroad regardless of the conviction. How does
that work?
The DUI charge for one Ms. Thornthwaite, Liberal
MLA. She admitted that she was at fault and was exonerated by the premier as being human and making a
mistake. Now with charges, she is pleading not guilty.
The premier himself with his misleading the electorate before the elections by saying that there would be
no new taxes. Two days after the election, he stated that
the HST was coming. The HST was passed and implemented well ahead of the July 1 proposed date.
The premier has told a tale of financial woe in
the province and yet is spending money that we don’t
seem to have for social programs and such things as
a roof for BC Place and a temporary stadium for the
BC Lions. He somehow or other sees these actions as
benefits to the entire province when, in reality, they
benefit “the province of Vancouver” and the rest of us
pay anyway
The Sea to Sky Highway Project, on which 95 per
cent of the cars in this province will never turn a tire
and yet the drivers of the 95 per cent of the cars are
paying for this highway.
Then there’s broken promises:
Deliver high-quality public health care services that
meet all patients’ needs where they live and when they

Changes will reduce rates

Penticton taxpayers have all
gone through some tough times
recently due to worldwide economic conditions. I am writing you
today to inform you that during
this time, the current city council, almost unanimously, supported
an investment during the last two
budgets which will result in a guaranteed return.
As you know, council is challenged with establishing what level
of fire service you will be provided
with. What you may not know is
that the Canadian insurance industry establishes what the base fire
insurance rates are in direct relation
to the level of fire service provided
in a municipality. There is a grading system used to establish those
rates. The Fire Underwriters Survey
is performed on a regular basis to
establish the grades. Our last one
was done in 2004. The survey, which
is available at City Hall, came with a
list of recommendations, which the
city could implement to lower the
grade and thus lower fire insurance
rates throughout the city.
In 2004, the council of the day
received a list of recommendations
that, if acted upon, would result in
a lower grade and thus lower rates.
These recommendations are based
on five categories; risk level, fire
department response level, water
supplies, fire safety control (fire prevention and education), and emergency communications.
It was not until the current council took office that the importance of
this investment was put as a priority and changes were made based
on the FUS recommendations. The

need it. – 2001 New Era Document. Hasn’t happened.
Work with non-profit societies to build and operate
an additional 5,000 new intermediate and long-term
care beds by 2006. – 2001 New Era Document. Hasn’t
happened.
Provide better home support and home care services. – 2001 New Era Document.
Stop the expansion of gambling that has increased
gambling addiction and put new strains on families. –
2001 New Era Document. What about the proposed
new casino? How does that decrease gambling?
Make children the number one priority and devote
adequate resources. Stop the endless bureaucratic
restructuring that has drained resources from children
and family services. Hasn’t happened yet.
Enhance training, resources and authority for frontline social workers to properly protect children at risk
and improve services to families. – 2001 New Era
Document. When will this happen?
Education is our top priority, because it’s they key
to any healthy, prosperous society. Support the current
five per cent tuition cut and tuition freeze and fully
fund it in the current fiscal year to offset costs to postsecondary institutions – 2001 New Era Document.
Not sell or privatize BC Rail. – 2001 New Era
Document. The reality: BC Rail was sold to CN Rail
in 2004.
The resignation of three solicitors-general. Is there
a message here?
Ensure all British Columbians have equal access
to legal representation and justice. – 2001 New Era
Document. The reality is that courthouses were closed
in 25 communities.
Lies, deception, empty promises and more lies.
How much more will we put up with? This is not what
we voted for, is it?
Ron Barillaro
Penticton

results of those changes and continued work towards the implementation of the complete list of recommendations has and will result
in seeing your fire insurance rates
going down. As the list of recommendations continues to be implemented the potential tax increases
will be offset by as much or more by
lower fire insurance premiums.
If you have any questions
regarding this issue please feel free
to contact any city councilor, the
fire chief, your insurance broker or
myself.

and businesses who supported the
event: FortisBC, Penticton Golf and
Country Club, Astral Media (SunFM
and EZ Rock), the Penticton Western
News, Whole Foods Market, Art
Knapp’s, Staples, Hooked on Books,
and Seat of Serenity. Thank you to
the many volunteers who came out
first thing in the morning to make
the event successful.
Start now to recruit your team
and challenge others in the community. Imagine — an entire year to
find the ‘ringer’ for your team and
develop your skills.

Mike Richards, Local president
Penticton Fire Fighters

Naomi Ludington,
literacy outreach co-ordinator
Literacy Now S0-S

Spreading the word

Can you spell lackadaisical,
accommodate, paraphernalia or
how about fricassee?
The Literacy Now first annual
Adult Spelling Bee was a great success. Thank you to the Penticton
Western News for their coverage
and support of the event.
Thank you to the brave teams
who came out to support the event
from Interior Health, Ministry of
Children and Family Development,
Okanagan Boys and Girls Club,
Okanagan College Tutoring
Program, Ministry of Housing and
Social Development and other individuals from the community. Your
donations were sincerely appreciated. Your costumes and team names
were fabulous. Congratulations to
the winning team, The Whizbangs
(Ministry of Children and Family
Development). They received gold
medals with 12 out of 15 words
correct.
Thank you to the sponsors

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SPF (sun protection factor) measures the length of
time before the skin turns red with a product applied
vs. time to redden without protection. (Actually, it often
takes up to 24 hours for redness to appear.) If it takes
10 minutes without protection to burn, using an SPF 20
theoretically prevents reddening for 20 times longer -about 3 1/3 hours. Redness is caused by UVB and is a
very poor measuring stick because damage has already
occurred. UVA causes aging and cancer without the
immediate awareness of burning.
To maintain the SPF, reapply sunscreen adequately
every two hours and right after swimming. Remember,
reapplying does not provide another equivalent period
of protection. When toast is re-inserted in the toaster it
burns in a fraction of the time the second time around.
SPF’s of 15 block 93 percent of UVB. SPF 50 blocks
98% and SPF 100 blocks 99%. It is easy to assume that
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it is only 1% better. Many sunscreens still allow about
40% of UVA through.
Remember:
• Sun exposure is undoubtedly the number one
cause of aging skin.
• 80% of sun damage occurs in the first 20 years
of life.
• A tan is a scar. There is no safe way to tan.
• Hiding behind tinted windows/sunroof glass does
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• A dark complexion still needs protection.
• Up to 80% of the suns rays penetrate clouds.
• UVA is present with indoor light sources.
• It takes about 30 minutes for sunscreen to
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• A tanning bed is NOT safer than the sun.
Sunscreen often gives a false sense of security and
sensible sun care should also include sun-protective
clothing, sunglasses and sun avoidance from 10 am to 4
pm.
See us in store to discuss your sun protection needs.
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Penticton council
voted 4-2 last week
to endorse a refund of
more than $1.5 million in unspent civic
development fees to the
receivership company
managing the bankrupt
Alysen Place project.
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development had started
but did not finish due
to financial reasons,
and where a council-approved mitigation plan
addressed unsightliness,
public safety and completion of unfinished
works.
Receivership company D. Manning and
Associates Inc. was set
to receive $902,943
in development cost
charges and density
bonus fees and another
$150,584 for refunded
engineering department
costs in March, having
finished most of the
mitigation requirements
on the site.
However, due to
seasonal weather and
conditions making the
work physically impossible to complete, the
receivers had not completed remaining works
along Guelph Avenue
and Hemlock Street and
so council voted 3-2 not
to give them the money
until all works had been
finished.
“Staff can now
confirm that all of the
mitigation requirements
approved by council
have been completed
on the site,” the city’s
manager of planning
Anthony Haddad told
council before the vote.
Alysen Place was

initially set to contain
three multi-storey residential condominium
towers. However, after
completing the first
building, the developer
started running into
financial troubles. Work
had begun on the second
and third buildings —
excavation, pilings and
foundation — when the
development was placed
in receivership, with the
developer eventually
going bankrupt.
D. Manning retained
Chandler and Associates
to manage the completion of phase one activities and to conduct
the mitigation process,
including registration
of storm, sanitary and
fire access easements on
the property to enable,
council hopes, the future
development of the last
two buildings.
At the time the refund
was first endorsed,
Mayor Dan Ashton
said that the new policy
was to encourage other
developers to come to
Penticton, stimulating
the economy and perhaps completing stalled
projects like Alysen
Place.
“A certain amount of
money is held for the
various requirements of
the City of Penticton,
but if the project does
not go ahead then those

requirements are not
required. So, why would
you penalize somebody?” said Ashton.
“After all the
expenses are addressed,
the money should be
returned, and if someone should come along
and want to develop that
property in the future,
then the city will still
have the opportunity to
re-collect the fees for
the infrastructure that
will be required.
“It’s fair, transparent and equitable. It is
the way city business
should be done.”
Not all of council
agree with Ashton’s
assessment, as both
councillors Garry Litke
and John Vassilaki
voted not to refund the
money.
“These developers
are leveraging millions
of dollars to try and
make millions of dollars,” explained Litke of
his position. “If something goes wrong, well
then, it is just the cost of
doing business.
“I also think it is just
a matter of fiscal responsibility because ... we are
laying off staff, cutting
back programs, threatening to tax churches,
and cutting back grants
to festivals. And then,
we turn around and give
$1.5 million (away).”

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March was a good month for operations at the South Okanagan Events
Centre and the Penticton Trade and
Convention Centre.
CAO Dennis Back announced
Tuesday that March was the best
month to date this year for the cityowned facilities run by management
company Global Spectrum.
“Our revenue stream was better
than what we had projected in the
budget, which is always a good thing,
and as a result of that we turned a
profit of $17,000,” said Back.
“But actually that is $87,000
better than the (projected) budget
because we were anticipating a shortfall of about $70,000.”
Better still, said Back, the first
quarterly financial statements of
2010 (January to March) have the
facilities more than $100,000 ahead
of budget.
“That is the kind of improvement
we feel positive about,” said Back.
“Can we sustain that over the balance
of the year? Sure, I would like to be
optimistic and say so. But all I do
know is that there is a lot of atten-

tion being put in to the (facilities)
and Global Spectrum is working very
closely with the city to try and hold
down costs and push up revenues.”
Last year the SOEC, convention
centre and Memorial Arena cost the
city about $2,191,000 in deficits,
with the events centre losing over
$1.6 million, about a third of which
was related to the city’s $650,000 a
year contract with the Penticton Vees
hockey team.
Back said that part of March’s
profits were due, in part, to the
Penticton Vees playoff games and the
fact that the month was a busy one
for bookings.
“Global Spectrum, working
closely with the city, is bringing some
really fantastic shows into the events
centre but our profitability depends
on getting more people out for the
shows,” said Back.
“The risk lies with the city
because the booking agents are not
bringing acts here at their risk. They
are bringing acts that are giving us an
opportunity to (make money) but that
means the risk then lies with the city.
“I hope that people will start paying attention to just how good the
quality of entertainment is.”

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PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS May 12, 2010

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not to mention her world renown
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The highest quality of craftsmanship
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Come by for a cup of coffee
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A love for people, glitter and
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success story, as Rodan is now celebrating 15 years in business, and
has most recently been awarded
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Penticton Western News. Judy and
staff would like to say “thank you”

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Judy has more than 30 years
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Trips to trade shows and meeting
with more than 50 sales reps offering
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In addition Rodan’s has the largest diamond ring selection and largest gold chain wall in the Okanagan.
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This one and only sales event of
the year will be held this Friday and
Saturday, May 14th and 15th.
There will be Door Crasher
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a graduation, wedding, birthday or
anniversary coming up this would be
the time to save.
As well as a huge spectacular sale
Rodan’s Master Goldsmith Arina
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WEDNESDAY
May 12

S COTTISH C OUNTRY
DANCING classes are
held Wednesdays from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at
mBody Studio, 125
Eckhardt Ave. All welcome, no experience or
Scottish ancestry needed. Great music, fun
and exercise. For more
info call 250-487-1272.

On May 26th, The Penticton Western News
will be publishing our annual “Women In
Business” supplement. This very popular
section is a showcase for the successful business
women in the South Okanagan. Don’t miss this
opportunity to have your story told! And this
years is in full colour! Call Karen Ogloff today
at 250-492-3636. Plus, be our
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TEL: 250-492-3636

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Join Us at the 10th Anniversary of
The Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay For Life!
May 29
30,
2010
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www.cancer.ca /relay

Community Calendar

This years Relay is May 29th from 6pm to 6am May 30th
at the Pen-Hi Track. Registration fee is $25 per person.
Join the Biggest Cancer Fundraising Event to
Make the Biggest Difference!

THE ORDER OF ST.
LUKE holds services
Wednesdays at noon
in the Ellis chapel of
St. Saviour’s Anglican
Church. Everyone welcome. Call 250-4924325 for more information.
IODE THRIFT STORE
has weekly specials
of used merchandise
with proceeds supporting the group’s
community work. The
shop at 464 Main St. is
open Monday through
Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.
S OCIAL
C OFFEE
WEDNESDAY mornings
from 10 to noon at the
South Main Drop-in
Centre. Call 250-2766186 or 250-493-0541
for info.
O V E R E A T E R S
ANONYMOUS meets from
2 to 3 p.m. in Room 103
of the Penticton United
Church, enter through
north door. Call 250493-1527 for info.
HAND AND FOOT CANASTA at 1 p.m. in the
Penticton
Leisure
Centre, 439 Winnipeg
St. Lessons available
for those who have
never played before.
Call June, evenings at
250-492-7630, for more
information.
PENTICTON DUPLICATE
BRIDGE CLUB holds
weekly
games
Wednesdays at 7 p.m.,
Thursdays at 1 p.m. and
the Under 100 Club
Thursdays at 12:30
p.m. at the Penticton
Library. Call Birgitta at
250-770-1154 for info.
SAHAJ
MARG
M EDITATION
every
Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Call 250-492-4458 for
more information.
S INGLES
65- PLUS
COFFEE CLUB meets
at 10 a.m. at the Can

Mark Brett/Western News

HEALTHY FUN — Emma Flores (front) and Zoe Moreau (right) join their
classmates in the juggling instruction that was part of this week’s
healthy heart school program at Carmi Elementary School. A variety
of stations were set up to help students with making the right lifestyle
choices in exercising their bodies and minds.

Coffee Company at
1475 Fairview Rd. For
more information call
250-492-0459 or 250770-1018.
BINGO
E V E RY
WEDNESDAY in the
Legion hall for the
Ladies Auxiliary, 502
Martin St. at 1 p.m.
SENIORS’ RECREATION
and Wellness Centre
at 439 Winnipeg St.
hosts euchre every
Wednesday from 1:30
to 3:30 p.m. Call Joy at
250-770-1174 for more
information.
F ALLS
O KANAGAN
S ENIORS ’
Activity
Centre has exercise
classes at 8 a.m., music
and coffee hour at 9
a.m. followed by carpet
bowling at 1 p.m.
CARPET BOWLING every
Wednesday at 1 p.m.

in the Leisure Centre,
439 Winnipeg St. Call
Joyce at 250-492-3860
for more information.
QUICKSILVER FLUTE
CHOIR rehearses at
Leir House at 7 p.m.
Open to intermediate to
advanced players aged
15 and up. New members welcome. Call
250-493-7278 for info.
PENTICTON QUILTERS
GUILD meets on the
second Wednesday of
the month at 9 a.m. in
the Salvation Army on
South Main. Contact
Sue Willard at 250-4920890 or fax 250-4920897.
D ROP - IN
S ENIORS ’
CENTRE has new beginner’s line dancing at 9
a.m. and intermediate
line dancing and cribbage at 1 p.m.
PENTICTON ACADEMY OF
Music String Orchestra
under the direction of
Liz Lupton and John
Suderman rehearses
from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m.
in the lounge at Leir
House, 220 Manor Park
Ave. Newcomers welcome. For more info:
phone 250-493-7977.
THE THIRD ANNUAL
Burger and Beer Pub
Night at the Barking
Parrot will be held
from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
$10 gets you a burger
and a beverage. There
will be a silent auction, entertainment and
lucky draw. All the proceeds go to the Stephen
Lewis Grandmothers
to Grandmothers campaign to support the
grandmothers and the
AIDS orphans of Africa.

Tickets are available
from the Grandmother
Members, the Lakeside
Hotel front desk and
from Esther at 250492-8569. Act quickly,
tickets are limited.

THURSDAY
May 13

S OUTH
O KANAGAN
I MMIGRANT
AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES are
looking for volunteers to
be host mentors (friends)
to newcomers, helping
them to adjust to life in
the South Okanagan. Free
certificated host training
available. To find out more
contact Leann Pitman at
250-492-6299 or e-mail
bridging@soics.ca.
FRANCO 50-PLUS CLUB
meets from 1:30 to 3:30
p.m. Drop-in program for
French speakers wanting to socialize in French,
including activities such
as games, outings, discussions, hobbies and projects.
Call Lina at 250-492-2549
for info.
DESERT SAGE SPINNERS
and Weavers Guild meets
at 10 a.m. at the Oliver
Community
Centre.
Members create beautiful
handworks. Visitors are
always welcome. If you
are interested in becoming a member stop by or
contact Gail Erickson at
rgerickson@telus.net or
250-498-4959.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meets at 5:30
p.m. at 431 Winnipeg
St. Call Merle at 250770-8093.
FITNESS FRIENDS IS every
Thursday at 10 a.m. in
the hall at 502 Martin St.
Everyone is welcome.

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PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS May 12, 2010

Community Calendar

PEACH
CITY
T OASTMASTERS meet
from noon to 1 p.m. at
the Penticton United
Church. Toastmasters
improves
speaking
abilities and leadership
skills. Call 250-4860601 for info.
S ENIORS ’
D ROP - IN
CENTRE has bingo and
the crafter’s meeting at
1 p.m., French conversation at 1:30 p.m. and
line dancing from 1 to
3 p.m.
TOPS B.C. 1640 meets
from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
in the Bethel Church
basement at 945 Main
St. Phone Betty-Lou at
250-492-7623 or Liz at
250-493-7997 for more
information.
P OSITIVELY
S OCIAL
meets at 1:30 to 3 p.m.
at the Braemore Lodge
every third Thursday.
If you are in recovery
from a mental illness
this group offers an
hour of positive social
activity with others in
recovery.
MENTAL ILLNESS Family
Support Group meets at
205 Martin St. at 7 p.m.
on the second Thursday
of every month. Call
the office at 250-4937338 for more information.
F ALLS
O KANAGAN
S ENIORS ’
Activity
Centre has computer
classes at 9 a.m., bridge
at 1 p.m. and cribbage
at 7:30 p.m. Everyone
welcome.
C ANADIAN
R OYAL
LEGION branch 40
Famous Joe’s Pizza
Night at 4 p.m and crib
at 7 p.m.
CURRENT EVENTS IS
held every Thursday
from 10 a.m. to noon
at the South Okanagan
Seniors
Wellness
Society (the big blue
church). Registration is

$10 per month. For further information, please
call 250-487-7455.
C O N V E R S AT I O N A L
SPANISH IS held at the
Salvation Army Church
from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Increase receptive and
expressive skills as
well as pronunciation
and practice verb conjugations. Everyone is
welcome.
PENTICTON WRITERS
AND Publishers has
meetings every third
Thursday each month
at the Penticton Library
from 7 to 9 p.m. The
group gathers to further
the cause of reading and
writing. If you love to
write, you are welcome
to come. Call Penny at
250-494-2299.
FRIENDSHIP FORCE OF
Penticton will meet
for lunch and monthly
meeting at noon at the
Senior’s Leisure and
Wellness Centre. This
is a travel club that
focuses on international cultural exchanges.
For further information
call Sharon at 250493-1649 or Anna at
250-487-1126.
HOOKED ON BOOKS has
Blanche and Allison
Howard reading and
discussing A Memoir of
Friendship at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY
May 14

ELKS CLUB on Ellis
Street has pizza by
Joseph and drop-in
darts.
SUMMERLAND PLEASURE
PAINTERS meet from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
lower level of the
Wharton Street public
library. New members
or drop-ins welcome.
Call 250-583-9448 for
more information.
BEREAVEMENT WALKING
GROUP meets at 9:45

a.m. at the Japanese
Garden Gate behind the
Penticton Art Gallery.
Coffee after. For more
info call Dawn at 250492-9071 ext. 2203.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF
Eagles has dinners from
4 to 7 p.m. with all
proceeds to fundraising
and music and dancing
starting at 7:30 p.m. in
their hall at 1197 Main
St. All members and
guests welcome.
SENIORS’ COMPUTER
CLUB meets at the
Leisure Centre, 439
Winnipeg St. Members
drop-in from 1 to 2:30
p.m. in the main hall.
Call 250-493-0789 for
more information.
SENIORS SINGLES LUNCH
Club welcomes 65-plus
each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980
or 250-770-8622.
PDSCL has bingo at 1
p.m. in the Leisure Centre
on Winnipeg Street. Call
Tarra at 250-490-0200,
ext. 1 for more information.
SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN
Centre invites you to
dance, dance, dance to
Destiny the Band, providing music from latin,
country, broadway and
movie hits. Music starts
at 7:30 p.m. $5 per person. Everyone welcome.
THE CITY OF Penticton
Pipe band meets every
Friday at the Carmi
School gym from 7 to
9 p.m. It’s for all ages
for those interested in
learning to play bagpipes, tenor, bass or snare
drums. For more information contact cityofpentictonpipeband@gmail.

com.
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
branch 40 has Mexican
Night with Amiego Diego
and Friends at 5:30 p.m.
SENIORS’DROP-IN CENTRE
has social bridge and
beginner’s line dancing
at 1 p.m.
ANAVETS HAS FIREWATER
Fridays with karaoke,
food and drink specials.
BUDDHIST MEDITATION
IS every Friday from 2
to 3 p.m. at the South
Okanagan
Seniors
Wellness
Society
(the big blue church).
Registration is $10 per
month.
For further
information, please call
250-487-7455. Penticton
Secondary Concert Choir
is performing at the
Penticton United Church
at 696 Main St on May
14 at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.
on May 15. All seats are
$15. For more info, call
Sandra at 250-473-9140.

UPCOMING
EVENTS

CELEBRATE IN THE park
with local hero and rising
music star, Ari Neufeld
and his Band, Live on the
beach on May 22. Original,
inspiring, Okanagan Folk
with an original twist. All
ages event. No alcohol.
Tickets $15 for members;
$20 for non-members.
Call 250-492-0403 or
0405 to reserve. Check
out Ari’s music by linking from our Facebook
group Save The Penticton
S.S. Sicamous. Follow the
event on Twitter.
OKANAGAN SCHOOL OF the
Arts 50th Annual Summer
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Pre-registration required,
early registration recommended. Check the website or call the office for
details at 250-493-0390 or
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Call for volunteers for the Economic
Development Advisory Committee
Penticton Economic Development Services plays
an important role in the overall economic socioeconomic wellbeing and vitality of the community.
The mandate is “To act as a catalyst for economic
growth in Penticton by supporting local business
through the enhancement of opportunities, promotion
of sustainable and dynamic business practices and
the attraction new business investment.”
We are looking for community minded people who
would like to sit on this committee for a two year
term. Email your bio to darsenault@penticton.org or
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Not long ago, a
search for “Big Year”
on the Internet would
result in a list of birding sites and birdwatchers attempting to break
the record for the most
birds spotted in a single
year.
But lately, that list
of results is likely to
turn up a lot of references to the Okanagan
— all about the worst
kept secret in the local
entertainment industry.
It’s all about three
of the Hollywood’s
best known comedians — Steve Martin,
Jack Black and Owen
Wilson — coming to
the Okanagan in June
to film scenes for an
upcoming comedy. The
connection to birdwatching? Well, that’s
what it’s all about …
The Big Year and the
attempts by a cast of
eccentrics to break the
major bird watching
record.
Film commissioner
Jon Summerland said
it wasn’t supposed to
leak out into the public so early, but Mayor
Stu Wells of Osoyoos
was so excited about
the project that he let
the cat out of the bag
late last month.
And that’s because
The Big Year is coming
to Osoyoos and Vaseux
Lake area to film, putting another notch on
the South Okanagan
town’s list of film credits, right after Gunless,
which opened in theatres April 30.
Parts of the film will
be shot in four locations
in B.C. — the Okanagan,
Tofino, Vancouver and
Whistler — as well as
the Yukon.
“We have just such
great versatility. You
can have any variety
of different looks,”
said Summerland, adding that a film company is at work in
Kamloops, using that

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COMEDY LEGEND Steve Martin will be starring in The Big Year with fellow
comedians Jack Black and Owen Wilson. The production is set to ﬁlm a
segment in the Osoyoos area in early June.

“We could see this in the Oscars, that’s how
good this is.”
— Jon Summerland
locale to substitute
for Afghanistan. “I’ve
shown the Okanagan
for Afghanistan a number of times. We have
just a number of very
versatile looks that
attract people here.”
And, according to
Summerland, when The
Big Year makes it to the
silver screen, it’s sure
to raise the profile of
the Okanagan as a film
location even further.
“If it doesn’t, I don’t
know what will,” he
said. The script is one of
the best the Okanagan
has seen, with a cast
of big names and a top
director, David Frankel,
who also directed The
Devil Wears Prada.
“Honestly if this
goes well for these
people, we could see
this in the Oscars, that’s
how good this is,” he
said.
“More people will
see it. This will get out
there. This movie will
attract worldwide attention. It’s got fantastic
talent, a great director and it’s going to be
really beautiful with a
much bigger budget.”
The film script is

drawn from a 2004
book, The Big Year: A
Tale of Man, Nature, and
Fowl Obsession, written
by Mark Obmascik.
“It’s about these
bird watchers that have
this crazy addiction to
bird watching,” said
Summerland. “Every
year, they try and find
as many different kinds
of birds that you can in
a year.”
Based on a real person, the book chronicles
the story of a master
birder (played by Owen
Wilson) who set the
record in 1997, and the
subsequent efforts of
other birders to knock
him from his throne.
Steve Martin plays a
wealthy dilettante who’s
also trying to break the
big year record, while
Jack Black is a computer technician who keeps
abandoning his work to
go birdwatching.
In their quest,
they search for birds
around the world, in
rainy coastal climates
(Tofino) and winter
playgrounds like Aspen
Colorado (Whistler).
“We are now
Patagonia Park in

Arizona and parts of
Brownsville, Texas,”
said Summerland. “At
one time we were getting three weeks and
now we’re getting about
a week.”
While birdwatchers might say that B.C.
is already a mecca for
the birding crowd, the
diverse avian population wasn’t a factor in
bringing the production
to B.C.
“They’re
adding birds, the birds
will be brought with
them in trucks,” said
Summerland,
who
added it was a tough
fight to get the production. “It was Tofino and
us and Vancouver that
were battling really hard
to get this from the very
beginning,” he said.
When people see
how beautiful the
Okanagan is. it’s going
to be another huge
draw, according to
Summerland.
“It’s always good to
be in a movie with Tofino
and the Okanagan,
because you’re getting
two of the most beautiful places in Canada,”
he said.

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of these and are interested in making a difference
please apply to join us as a member of our board
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energy to accomplish our mission of eradicating
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An alleged joy ride on a stolen ATV ended
in a jail cell for a 26-year-old Penticton man.
Summerland RCMP report a garage was
broken into on McLennan Road Saturday
night. A wallet was removed from a vehicle
parked in the garage and a red Polaris

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the stolen ATV was located. RCMP say the
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control of the vehicle, which hit a side road
embankment and rolled over.
Summerland RCMP continued to investigate the incident, arresting the Penticton man
a short time later. He is facing a charge of
break, enter and theft.

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3-3 last week, defeating
a motion to undertake a
traffic study on Dawson
Avenue and Government
Street evaluating bicycle
and automobile usage on
the roadways.
Proposed by Coun.
Mike Pearce, the study
would have also looked

at whether the roadways
require four lanes; the
feasibility of providing a
third centre left-turn lane
instead of parking lanes;
or the feasibility of having
bike lanes in effect only
during daylight hours.
Pearce, who last
year suggested that the
city should consider narrowing (if not eliminating
altogether) bike lanes on
Government Street, was

not at council to defend
or cast a deciding vote
in support of the study.
However, that did not stop
Coun. Andrew Jakubeit
from taking a shot at
Pearce’s apparent stance
on bike lanes.
“I’m glad to see that
he softened his (position)
and tried to soften his
image from a man who
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Jakubeit questioned
the validity of Pearce’s
previous suggestions that
at peak hours Government
Street is too congested.
“Penticton does not
have a traffic problem. If
it takes another minute or
two to get to where you
want to go, who cares? So
be it,” he said. “I appreciate that Government Street
is busy at certain times of
the day just like other city
routes, but I think that the
proposed study to some
degree (is) backwards and
contradictory.”
Jakubeit noted that
during this year’s budget
deliberations council voted
not to spend money on
improving Penticton’s
cycling network, with the
exception of completing
the bike lane corridor on
Wade Avenue.
“Last fall, we had a
town hall meeting with the
cycling community, staff
was present, and we discussed some of our current
network. And later council
was at a workshop with
(transportation planning
consultant) Richard Drdul
(who) spoke about how
two-thirds of (Penticton
residents) have a bike in the
backyard or are interested
in the healthy benefits (of
bicycling) but do not ride
because they are scared of
cars racing by them and
drivers not paying attention,” said Jakubeit.
“Instead of looking to
the future and being more
progressive and innovative in moving towards a
healthy environment and
sustainable living community ... I think that this
motion takes us backwards.”
Mayor Dan Ashton
along with councillors
John Vassilaki and Dan
Albas voted in favour of
approving the study.

Calgary adventurer
Greg
Kolodziejzyk
took some of the worst
Okanagan Lake could
throw at him and survived ... barely.
What began as a simple 111-kilometre training run last week from
Penticton to Vernon and
back aboard his pedalpowered boat WiTHiN
very nearly ended in
disaster his first day on
the water.
“Right away in the
morning I got into some
big winds, but it calmed
down quickly. It got
worse in the afternoon,
just crazy,” said an
exhausted Kolodziejzyk
after
docking
in
Penticton.
“The wind and the
waves were deflecting
off the rocks and they
were coming at me
from all directions.
Ninety kilometre-perhour gusts and the top
of the waves were just
blowing right off like a
fog going right across
me.
“I tried to get to
shore to find a mooring buoy to hook up to
but the shore I picked
was a lee shore and the
weather was heading
right into it so it wasn’t
the best choice. Luckily
I was able to grab a
buoy just before I hit the
rocks that were just six

feet away. It was a little
more than I bargained
for.”
The 49-year-old is
the holder of two world
records and later this
summer will attempt to
become the first person
to travel from Canada to
Hawaii under his own
power.
Kolodziejzyk
is
slated to begin his epic
4,800-kilometre (3,000mile) journey from
Ucluelet on Vancouver
Island to Honolulu,
Hawaii on July 1.
The solo trek is
expected to take between
50 to 80 days.
“This will be the
most difficult and dangerous world record
attempt I have ever
pursued,” said the
Calgarian. “It will be the
ultimate test of human
power. Through it, I
hope to inspire others
to do both extraordinary and ordinary things
every day using their
own power.”
His current world
records are for the most
distance covered by
human power on land
(1,041 km/647 miles).
The other is for the
greatest distance covered by human power in
one day on water (245
km/152 miles).
For the attempt in
July, which he’s dubbed
‘Pedal The Ocean,’ he
will pedal unassisted for
up to 16 hours per day.
His fully enclosed
vessel designed by a
world-renowned naval
architect is powered by
a twin-blade prop and
is capable of speeds up

to nine km/h in good
conditions.
In addition to the
cockpit it has several
storage areas for the 100
days of supplies and a
sleeping compartment.
Solar panels and a
wind generator will supply the electrical power
to run the onboard computer, GPS, two-way
radio, water desalinization equipment and
other devices he is taking
About his decision to make the trip
to Hawaii Kolodziejzyk
said: “It’s a couple personal reasons, I enjoy
the technical challenge
of designing and building this boat to get the
most out of human
power, and I also enjoy
the physical challenge
as well.
“It’s a good message to send that we can
accomplish some pretty
incredible things using
just human power, and
if I can encourage or
motivate people to
maybe leave the car
home once a week that
would be a good thing
for us and the environment.”
He added that being
alone for that length
of time and preparing
emotionally for the
potential danger posed
by the open ocean are
not easy to train for.
“I guess you have
to be the kind of person
who doesn’t mind being
by yourself, but I think
anybody can get used
to it.”
He will have his
Ipod, audio books and

movies to help fill in the
long hours at sea.
As well, for every
mile he pedals across
the ocean to Hawaii,
Kimberlee’s Bikes for
Kids Foundation will
donate a free bicycle to
a child in need.
“Tapping into our
human power is good
for the environment,
essential for our health,
and it sends the right
message about physical
activity to our children,”
said Kolodziejzyk.

Mark Brett/Western News

CALGARY’S GREG KOLODZIEJZYK prepares to dock in Penticton Thursday after
a four-day, 111-kilometre round-trip trek to Vernon and back on Okanagan Lake.

A local group of
agricultural enthusiasts
has formed to create
a centre in Penticton
for collaborative work
related to developing a
more diverse and reliable local food supply in
the region.
The Penticton Urban
Agricultural Association
received unanimous
support in principle
from Penticton council
for their vision of creating such a centre.
Association spokesperson Julius Bloomfield
had already gained the
support of the city’s
agriculture advisory
committee.
“They are looking
to establish somewhere
in this community a
research-based centre
that would assist people
in building community
gardens or in creating
a greater food supply
in their backyards or in
their neighbourhoods,”
Coun. Garry Litke, who
sits on the advisory committee, told council.
“At the moment they
are only looking for support in principle. (Later)
they will come back to us
with a proposal perhaps
for using a hectare of the
Munson Mountain lands
that are not currently on
the market, or maybe at
some other location in
the city where city land
is not being utilized.”
Litke said that while
in Vancouver recently,
he toured the community garden located on
the corner of Burrard
and Davie on the site
of a former Shell gas
station.
“That garden is
absolutely amazing,”
reported Litke. “A
wide variety of plants,
flowers and vegetables
are being grown by residents in the neighbourhood there.
“We have in this
community a group of
people that would like
to promote that notion,
and so (by) supporting
in principle the vision
of the Penticton Urban
Agricultural Association
they can move forward,
register as a nonprofit
society and begin doing
some planning.”
Litke noted that,
like some vacant sites
in Penticton, the old
Shell site in Vancouver
is contaminated with oil

leakage, but because the
garden is planted on soil
above the contaminated
dirt, the produce being

grown on the site is not
ruined.
“That might work for
some of the (contamin-

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a weekend of food and
wine pairing events from
regional chefs and winemakers. Event-goers also
will get to rub shoulders
with film and television
A-listers, confirmed so
far are Stephen Page,
Ned Bell, Chad Oakes
and Jason Priestly.
Those
wanting
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Vino’s are asked to send
a 60-second video of
their favourite B.C. winery. Winners earn cash
prizes and wine, and
participants will get to
walk the red carpet like
Hollywood VIPs at The
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“We know that
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B.C. wine,” said Jason
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friends and a camcorder
and make a 60-second
video commercial about
your favourite B.C. wine
or winery? We encourage creative types to
have some fun, create
some laughs and maybe
win a prize.”
To enter a video
commercial, visit www.
osoyooscelebritywinefestival.com and submit
your entry by June 1 at 5
p.m. The 24 finalists will
be chosen and screened
at the June 10 Vino’s
party. Finalists will be
invited to attend the
party for free.
Submissions may
be up to a maximum of
90 seconds and must
be on DVD or Beta SP.
All voices and persons
appearing in the submission must be 19 years or
older and have consented
to use of their image,
voice and likeness.
First prize takes
home $1,500 and three
cases of B.C. wine,
second place $750 and
two cases of B.C. wine
and third place wins
$250 and one case of
B.C. wine.
The Vino’s take place
on June 10 starting at 8
p.m. at the Watermark
Resort, tickets are $29.
Organizers are encouraging event-goers to
“glam up Hollywood
style.” A full list of contest rules, regulations and
official entry forms can
be found on the Osoyoos
Celebrity Wine Festival
website.

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is happening in their
church. The church is in
a position to hopefully
use the current situation to change the ways
they respond to problems in the priesthood.
We owe gratitude to the
media who have shone
the light and insisted the
church face its failures.
For those clergy who are
completely innocent, it
must be a hard road to
still try to perform their
responsibilities, they
need our support.
You have every right
to remove your children,
but it may be better to
actually discuss your
concerns with your wife
and children together
with the teachers and
the local pastor. And
then, if agreeable to all
the family, wait until the
school year ends. It is up
to the parents to be diligent and aware of this
possible insidious abuse
in any area where children are involved in life
activities such as sports,
camping trips, even
family occasions.
Gerry Answers:
I am a convert to the
Catholic religion and
feel I can look objectively at this situation,
Many churches and other
organizations throughout
the world have been subject to sex scandals and
their congregations have
demanded change and
have been successful in
starting over with bringing about sincere healings. Let’s hope this is
an opportunity to move
forward with the help
of our Christian brothers and sisters without
condemnation.
Question: Recently
I was backing out of the
local food store park-

ing lot, when this young
woman also backed out
at the same time, very
fast. She didn’t see me
and smacked into my
car. She said I was at
fault and was very angry
with me, and wants me
to cover the damage,
Later she called and said
her boyfriend would
come by soon to get a
cheque for the damage.
No one else was around
to witness this. I am a
retired truck driver, now
a senior, and don’t have
a lot of money. What
can I do?
Marie Answers:
Report this incident
to ICBC and let them
handle the details. Often
parking lot mishaps are
50/50 liability. I suggest
you deal only with the
insurance company and
do not get involved in
personal arrangements.
If you are afraid someone will call on you to
collect money, inform
the police of the situation.
Do not open your
door to anyone you don’t
know or have a friend be
with you until this matter gets resolved.
Gerry Answers: If
you are certain that your
ability to drive safely is
not compromised, then
leave it to ICBC.
Gerry and Marie Prior
have 30 years experience
in counselling and operate GemCare Counselling
in Penticton. They can be
reached at 250-809-9762,
or send your questions
to gemcare@shaw.ca or
their website at www.
gemcarecounselling.com.
This column is meant for
general advice, and does
not replace professional
counselling.

Okanagan
apple
growers won’t be receiving $10 million but some
financial support is still
possible.
The Ministry of
Agriculture has ruled
out direct payments to
orchardists reeling over
plummeting prices, but
it has indicated it’s willing to consider different
approaches to try and keep
the sector sustainable.
“There’s a bit of disappointment but there’s
also a bit of reality,” said
Joe Sardinha, B.C. Fruit
Growers Association
president, of the government’s unwillingness to
provide direct payments
to farmers.
“The government is
still willing to help the
industry. We haven’t had
an absolute no to assistance.”
The BCFGA asked
Agriculture Minister Steve
Thomson for $10 million
for growers March 10.
The average price for
all apple varieties is 13
cents a pound while the
cost of production is 22.5
cents. The factors driving 2009 prices down
are the high value of the
Canadian dollar and foreign competition.
BCFGA officials will
sit down with ministry
staff to try and determine
where support could surface.
“It could translate into
several million dollars,”

said Sardinha.
Among the possibilities for funding are parcel tax relief, marketing,
packinghouse infrastruc-

ture and investment in
pest management.
It’s hoped the federal
government could also
come on board.

“That could double
what the province does,”
said Sardinha.
Sardinha admits many
growers would have been

It’s simple

counting on a direct payment to cover expenses,
and particularly those
related to preparing for
the 2010 apple crop.

“We’ve got growers
making due and others
who are in serious financial distress. Some have
seen their credit shrink,”

he said.
“We’re trying our
hardest to make the financial situation a little better
for them.”

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CAR CRUSH — Sudden Impact team members Ben Winslow in Ground Pounder and Sean Duhon in The Cult duke it out to see who can complete a run the highest and
fastest, during the Monster Truck Spectacular at the SOEC Saturday.

Jeff Symonds had demons to conquer in the
Anthony’s Pub Bare Bones Duathlon.
Following terrible finishes during the 2006 and
’08 events, the Penticton resident felt he had something to prove to himself in the 17th edition which
takes duathletes on a five-kilometre run, 32-KM
bike and five-KM run.
With a strategy in place, Symonds succeeded
ahead of the pack breaking the finish line ribbon in
1:22.39.
“To have a good one there was pretty redeeming,”
he said.
Symonds said duathlons are more challenging
because there’s a different fatigue factor and it’s
easy to go hard on the run.
“You’re legs are already tired before you start
the bike,” he said. “It really beats you up.”
To get better results the plan entailed Symonds
holding back until the final third of the bike and
running portion. It obviously worked as the next
finisher behind Symonds was Scott Tremblay coming in at 1:23.45 followed by Rossland’s Dallas
Cain at 1:26.24.
“Scott’s pretty fit right now,” said Symonds. “I

was pretty impressed. He bikes really strong. And
Dallas Cain, he’s usually really strong on the bike
and I knew I could take him on the run but I was
kind of worried he would start to pull away at some
point.”
Symonds wasn’t the only local to win as
Adrienne Stedford defended her title becoming the
B.C. champ in 1:39.42. Stedford has now won the
event both times she has entered.
“I was shocked last year to win,” she said. “I
was double shocked to win this year.”
Stedford entered the race because she wanted
to support the local event to keep it going. Stedford
also had a few athletes she helped coach participate and felt she should compete after encouraging
them.
“It’s a special race because of the great spectators,” she added. “You can watch things unfold.”
The 25-year-old was surprised to win because
she hadn’t trained liked she normally does. The key
to winning for Stedford was sticking to her game
plan, which involves holding back on the run to preserve energy for the bike, which is her strength.
She was followed by Vernon’s Sarah Clark at
1:40:38 and Penticton’s Jen Annett, who enjoyed a
strong bike to take third in 1:44:04.
Locals winning their respective age
groups were Tremblay, Kevin Cutjar, Brian
Schroeder, Steve Hardwicke, Debbie Finnie and
Myriam Bosshard.

Steve Kidd/Western News

THE BIKE portion of the Anthony’s Pub 17th annual Bare Bones Duathlon took participants on a 32-KM bike journey onto Cypress Street, Lee
Avenue, South Main and Eastside Road to Okanagan Falls and around
McLean Creek Road before returning to the Skaha Lake parking lot.

22

PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS May 12, 2010

Sports

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KYLA EGLI of the Pinnacles under-13 district team slides knocks a high ball away from a Kelowna player. The Pinnacles won
the match 1-0 at Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park on Sunday and improved to 4-0-2.

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Natasha Reimer,
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district soccer team to
a 4-0-2 record. Reimer
has collected shutouts
in all four wins including a recent 1-0 decision against Kelowna
United on Sunday.
While soccer is her
favourite sport, Reimer
also enjoys playing
volleyball, basketball,
competing in track and
field and swimming.

Offensively challenged, the under-13
SOYSA Pinnacles girls
team still manages to find
ways to win.
On Sunday, Marisa
Mendonca found the back
of the net on a penalty
shot to help the Pinnacles
defeat Kelowna United
1-0 at Kings Park on
Sunday.
Pinnacles
coach
Carlos Mendonca was
pleased with the performance of his team
and praised the play of
keeper Natasha Reimer,
who collected her fourth
shutout.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goaltender has
been quite strong,â&#x20AC;? said
Mendonca. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedicated. She is at the field
three to four times a week
working with coaches.â&#x20AC;?
With a 4-0-2 rec-

ord, Mendonca feels his
team is coming along
and getting stronger. The
Pinnacles coach added if
his team was better at finishing, the game would
have been over earlier.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have played like
that most of the season,â&#x20AC;?
he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They play a
good controlling game.
Hold onto the ball and
try to move the ball up.
We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do the boot and
chase.â&#x20AC;?
When asked what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
like to have four shutouts, Reimer said it â&#x20AC;&#x153;feels
pretty goodâ&#x20AC;? but added itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
not something she keeps
track of. With the match
as tight as it was, Reimer
said she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel added
pressure to step up in her
position. That is because
the defence is strong and
players are quick to get
back, especially the forwards.
In other district

action, the under-13 boys,
coach by John Buckley
settled for a scoreless
draw in Salmon Arm.
While the Pinnacles
played strong and created several chances they
were denied a few times
by posts and crossbars.
The Pinnacles next play
at home against Vernon
at noon on Saturday at
Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park.
Meanwhile,
the
under-14 Pinnacle girls
won gold in a tournament hosted by Nelson.
The Pinnacles defeated
the host team 2-1.
Emily Jones scored
in the final 30 seconds
of regular play to tie
the game and send the
match into overtime with
Ardessa Alleyn delivering the winning goal
in the first overtime half.
The Pinnacles received
an outstanding performance from their defensive line, including goalkeeper Caitlyn Spooner
who received Player of
the Game honours.
The under-14 boys
Pinnacles continued their
winning ways by defeating Kelowna United A
in Exhibition play 3-2.
Scoring for the Pinnacles
were James Fraser with
two and Xavier Araujo
with one.

23

PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS May 12, 2010

Sports

Vipers clinch sixth national title
GRAEME CORBETT
Black Press

DAUPHIN, MAN.
– Good, better, best. That
was the natural progression
of the Vernon Vipers’ play
at the Royal Bank Cup last
week in Manitoba.
It culminated in an
8-1 drubbing of the host
Dauphin Kings in the
championship
game
Sunday afternoon.
The Vipers are the first
team to repeat as national
junior A hockey champions since the Vernon
Lakers accomplished the
feat in 1990 and ‘91.
“They should be proud
of themselves, and the
fans of Vernon should be
very proud of these kids
because it wasn’t easy.
They’ve had a target on
their back all year and they
just kept getting better and
better,” said Vipers’ head
coach Mark Ferner.
With the Kings having
to grind out a win over
the physical La Ronge
Ice Wolves in the late
semifinal Saturday night,
Ferner suspected there
might be an opportunity
to take advantage of a tired
opponent.
“That’s why we wanted to push the pace real
early and just make sure
we get a good jump in
this hockey game. And our
guys responded,” he said.
The Vipers took
advantage of a lethargiclooking Kings squad from
the outset. Cory Kane,
using a defenceman as a
screen, pegged Vernon to a
1-0 lead with a quick blast
from the the high slot at

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14:28 of the first period.
Rookie Dylan Walchuck’s
winner at 6:28 of the
second period marked the
start of a three-goal spree
over a 48-second span the
Kings never recovered
from.
“They’re a skilled
team and they really put
the pressure on us,” said
Kings’ captain Steven
Shamanski. “They buried
a couple quick ones on us
and we just got behind the
eight-ball and it was tough
to come back.”
Vipers
netminder
Graeme Gordon made 23
saves, his best when he

slid cross-crease to deny
sniper Shane Luke on an
odd-man rush early in the
second period.
“I can’t wait to celebrate with the boys, it’s
been an unreal two seasons,” said Gordon.
With the game televised by TSN, Penticton
Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson
watched the Vipers work
their magic and said it’s
great for the BCHL.
“It’s special to be
able to win it once,” said
Harbinson. “To be able
to win it back-to-back is
amazing and I think it says

a lot about our league and
their organization.
“They have been
a flagship program for
years and I think there
are a lot of good programs in our league,”
said Harbinson, whose
team fell to the Vipers
in six games during the
Interior Conference final.
“I would hope that they
would think that teams
like ours and some of the
other ones have pushed
them this year, helped
them be prepared for that
tournament.”
— with files from
Emanuel Sequeira

Coaches from the Penticton Minor Football
Association likely won’t be handing out a Football For
Dummies book during its camp May 15 to 16 but they
will focus on basic fundamentals.
PMFA president Dave Johnson said the goal is to
introduce newcomers with an emphasis on offensive
blocking and defensive strategy.
“That is something we have seen lacking in all of our
divisions the past two years as well as the high school
program,” said Johnson.
As of Monday, PMFA had 18 kids registered but
Johnson described Penticton as “such a last minute community.”
“On average we usually get 48 kids per camp,” said
Johnson confidently.
The camp, which will be held at McNicoll Park and
costs $75 and includes a jersey which the kids keep. High
school students who are likely to play for the Pen High
Lakers team will also attend. That will give them a head
start in preparing for their new season in the fall under
coach Tugg McGraw. A fifth season for PMFA begins
on the final Sunday in August. To attract new players, the
association has reduced fees to $200 for peewees (aged
nine to 11), $225 for junior bantam (aged 12 to 13) and
bantams $250 (aged 14 and 15).

“PMFA made this decision based on the economic
struggles and to help families get their kids involved with
sports,” said Johnson.
PMFA supplies all equipment except cleats and a
practice jersey. Registrations for the 2010 season are
being accepted and can be downloaded from www.pentictonminorfootball.com website. For any questions, call
David at 250-328-1155 or Lorraine at 250-494-2229.

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City reviews bylaw enforcement
BRUCE WALKINSHAW
Western News Staff

City of Penticton management will look into the
Downtown Penticton Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns that city
bylaw enforcement officers spend more time in the
downtown core than is appropriate or fair.
In a letter to council, DPA executive director Barb
Haynes had said that the association, which represents
almost 600 members, had received many complaints
from business owners and patrons in the downtown
and that the overall sentiment is that bylaw officers are
spending â&#x20AC;&#x153;too spend much of their day-to-day activities
focused on the downtown core.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that much of that has to do with parking
because we are the only area where there is paid parking,
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downtown core and some of that time should maybe be
spent looking at some of the other bylaws that are also on
the books,â&#x20AC;? Haynes told the Western News.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think there is a feeling that when parking signs and
regulations are the only thing we enforce as a community
and there is only one area in an entire community that has
those regulations, the individuals participating in that area
cannot help but feel targeted.â&#x20AC;?
Haynes asked the city to conduct a detailed audit of
the activities of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enforcement officers to determine whether or not there is an appropriate allocation of
officer attention throughout the city.
City CAO Dennis Back said that the DPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns
probably have some validity.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The (bylaw enforcement officers) have multiple
responsibilities across the city. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just spend
all their day in the downtown. They do things like go to
schools to check for parking issues and watch for safety
issues with children being dropped off,â&#x20AC;? responded Back.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, there probably is some legitimacy to what
they are saying.â&#x20AC;?
Back said that one of the contributing factors to the
perception that the downtown core is getting too much
attention is the fact that the enforcement officers work
out of City Hall.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perception in this case may approach reality to the
extent that they work at City Hall so they are coming and
going,â&#x20AC;? explained Back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They walk through downtown
to go anywhere, even grab a coffee. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working and
doing that at the same time. So, the downtown probably
does get a lot of attention.â&#x20AC;?
Back said that although the city does not regularly
review allocations of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three bylaw officersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time,
if valid complaints come in he looks into them.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we are getting people like Barb Haynes saying
that the membership of her association is concerned, we
will sit up and listen,â&#x20AC;? said Back.

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Victoria â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vickieâ&#x20AC;? Louise
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on May 2, 2010. As Vickie heard there was a party
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(Lori), and Stan (Wendy); daughter, Charlene (Chadd);
grandchildren, Dustin, Brandon, and Caitlan; mother,
Louise; brother, Will; 2 sisters, Carol and Michelle;
and many more loved family members. Predeceased
by father, Stan; sister, Gina and all grandparents.
Vickie has dedicated her life to her family and
enjoyed all of the many people she met along the way.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Chapel of
Everden Rust Funeral Services (1130 Carmi Ave.,
Penticton) Sunday, May 16, 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00AM. Her
ashes will be spread in North Vancouver with her
dad, Stan Cardwell. Condolences may be sent to the
family by visiting www.everdenrust.com.
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250-493-4112

It was overwhelming to listen to the speakers, and
understand that the pride we have maintained in my
brother is felt so strongly by others in the community,
the province, Canada and the United States.

Kennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for the sport of Rodeo continues in
our family as I proudly watch my son Lloyd Niddery
compete in Team Roping, and granddaughter Leanne
competes as a professional barrel racer . It is our hope
that this statue will serve as a continuing inspiration
to everyone; young and old, and will keep the spirit of
Rodeo alive.
It was both gratifying and humbling to see the hundreds
of people who came to share in this wonderful occasion,
and on behalf of the family, please know that your
contributions have been greatly appreciated.

From All
the Family

Education/Trade
Schools

On behalf of the McLean family I would like to thank
everyone who contributed to and participated in the
unveiling of the Kenny McLean Bronze Statue on
Saturday May 8th, 2010.

July 16, 1941 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December 6, 2009
Along with her loving daughter, Ashleigh, Nadine
is survived by her brothers, Terry (Jane) and
Rick; nieces, Sandy and Lana; and best friend,
Sharon Leduc. Predeceased by parents, Patricia
and Harold Somerville. Nadine graduated from
St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital (Vancouver) as a Registered
Nurse in 1962. Her career encompassed a
diverse number of regions: Nakusp, Kelowna,
Calgary, and Baker Lake, MB as a Public Health
Nurse; Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Scarborough
Grace Hospital, ON and St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in New
Westminster as Central Supply Manager; and
as â&#x20AC;&#x153;receptionist extraordinaireâ&#x20AC;? at Vancouver
Mental Health Services and Excell Call Centre,
Penticton. Nadineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of her daughter kept her
active as a girl guide leader and â&#x20AC;&#x153;horse momâ&#x20AC;? and
she was also a proud Patron of the Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;music,
theatre & cinema. Her favourite days were spent
with Ashleigh driving all over BC in her beloved
1973 orange VW Westfalia camper van, singing
and camping. Nadineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laughter, generous spirit,
fierce independence (especially as a single
Mom), her belief in the power of women and
especially her love of singing and whistling will
be sadly missed by all of her family and friends.
Her memory will live with us forever. In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations may be made to the
S.P.C.A. A Celebration of Nadineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life will be
held on Sunday, May 16, 2010â&#x20AC;&#x201D;2PM at #1453948 Finnerty Rd, Penticton. All are strongly
encouraged to dress in cheerful colours as Nadine
would have liked. Condolences may be sent to
the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com.

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PURPOSE:
Proposal: amend the OCP and Zoning Bylaws to facilitate a land exchange
between the Regional District and Okanagan Tree Fruit Co-op in order that the
parcel occupied by the Naramata Water System’s pumping station is brought
under public ownership.
Amendment Bylaw No. 2458.01, 2010: to amend the Official Community Plan Bylaw by
changing the land use designation of Lot 15 and 16, Block 57A, Plan 2160 DL 210, SDYD from
Park (P) to Commercial (C); and Lot 4, Plan KAP73160, DL 210 & 4225, SDYD from Low
Density Residential (LR) to Park (P).
Amendment Bylaw No. 2459.04, 2010: to amend the Zoning Bylaw by changing the zoning
designation of Lots 1-3, Plan KAP73160, DL 210 & 4225, SDYD from General Commercial Site
Specific (C1s) to Residential Single Family One (RS1); and Lot 4, Plan KAP73160, DL 210 &
4225, SDYD from General Commercial Site Specific (C1s) to Park and Recreation (PR); and Lot
15 and 16, Block 57A, Plan 2160 DL 210, SDYD from Park and Recreation (PR) to General
Commercial Site Specific (C1s).

Amendments:
OCP from P to C
Zoning from PR to C1s
Zoning from C1s to PR
Zoning from C1s to RS1
C1s

VIEW COPIES OF THE PROPOSED BYLAWS & SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND
MATERIALS AT:
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC
on weekdays (excluding statutory holidays)
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The public and all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed
bylaw amendments can present written information or speak at the public hearing. All
correspondence for the public hearing to be addressed to: Public Hearing Bylaw Nos. 2458.01
& 2459.04, c/o Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. No letter, report or representation
from the public will be received after the conclusion of the public hearing. This public hearing
has been delegated to a Director of the Regional District.

INVITATION TO TENDER
School District #67 Data Center Air Conditioner Upgrade
Project # 09098
Sealed Tenders for School District #67 Data Center Air Conditioner Upgrade
and shall be received by:
Mr. Danny Francisco
Manger of Information Technology
School District #67 OK-SK
425 Jermyn Avenue
Penticton, BC
V2A 1Z4
until 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday May 20, 2010, and shall be marked Project
Number 09098.
Work of this project entails, but is not limited to, the upgrade of the Data
Center Air Conditioner at Summerland Secondary School located at 9518 Main
Street, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0.
Documents will also be available for viewing at the following locations.
1. Southern Interior Construction Association at #104-151
Commercial Drive, Kelowna, BC. kelowna@sica.bc.ca.
Tendering documents are available to Prime Mechanical Contractors at the
ofﬁce of HPF Engineering Ltd., #101-1402 McGill Road, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1L3,
Andy Seymour A.Sc.T., and may be picked up on or after Thursday May 6, 2010
for a refundable deposit of $100.00 payable by cheque. Deposit will be returned
if Documents are returned in good order within 14 days of project closure
A mandatory site visit for Mechanical Contractors shall be conducted on
Thursday May 13, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Summerland Secondary School,
9518 Main Street, Summerland, BC. The Mechanical Contractor will act as
Prime Contractor for this Data Center Air Conditioner Upgrade Project.
Mechanical Contractors not in attendance of the mandatory site visit shall not
be permitted to bid.